adriftnycbeta

← sat 17 jan — 75 listings

CARISTA + Dreams / Nabihah Iqbal [DJ] + Cosmo / Dee Diggs

public records233 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 · Map

This night happened — Sat 17 Jan

public records

Press play

Who was billed5 artists

In the order the promoter listed them.

Set times were not published.

Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met

8 of the 10 pairings on this bill were first meetings.

  • Cosmo and Dee Diggs — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 17 Jan 2026.
  • CARISTA and Dee Diggs — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 14 Dec 2024.

Who they are

  • CARISTA

    Utrecht, Netherlands · 10 bookings since Dec 2023

    “DJ.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    DJ. Utrecht born, bred and based. United Identities.
    Their RA profile lists United Identities.

    Recently at H0L0, Nowadays, public records · often with Spurge, Nkisi, Shawn Dub, none of them here that night

  • Dreams

    Los Angeles · 10 bookings since Dec 2023

    Their RA profile lists Pinkman, Trax Couture, low income $quad and Dance Data.

    Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, Rash, Xpizza · often with S4M23, Very J, Sweater On Polo, none of them here that night

  • Nabihah Iqbal

    London, United Kingdom · 15 bookings since Oct 2023

    Recently at Gabriela, Mood Ring, Nowadays · often with Dynoman, Zara Dekho, VARSHA, none of them here that night

  • Cosmo

    New York City · 127 bookings since Aug 2023

    “Born in Ohio and raised by New York clubs, Cosmo is a shining modern representative of the city’s Golden Age of DJing, in skill, in spirit, and in sensibility.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Born in Ohio and raised by New York clubs, Cosmo is a shining modern representative of the city’s Golden Age of DJing, in skill, in spirit, and in sensibility. A forever student of 90s subcultures, Cosmo is now an authority in connecting those dots, decompartmentalizing genres during her sets and revitalizing the club as a much needed space for expression and joy. Cosmo may open a night with her early entry points to dance music, gospel and funk and vocal-heavy RnB, and proceed to blend break beats with new jack swing or old-school house with tribal—all delivered with remarkable clarity of voice and a sense of self that fueled her fated teenage move to New York to DJ over a decade ago. Being from the Midwest, her house music literacy circles its epicenters and favors groovy records, warm basslines, playful vocals, and elating instrumentals that stir the spirit. Her deep knowledge, cultural curiosity, and refreshing authenticity make Cosmo one of New York’s most in-demand DJs, a regular at the most iconic clubs and a Fashion Week party go-to. She is a resident at Public Records, where she can explore every inch of her collection and join forces with legends like Sandy Rivera as well as other torchbearing peers. She’s represented the city sharing the decks with her heroes like Honey Dijon and Mike Dunn, and on esteemed platforms such as Benji B’s BBC Radio 1 show and Luke Solomon’s Classic Music Company show. As a longtime resident at The Lot Radio, Cosmo gets the opportunity to share everything she cherishes and often includes parts of her CD and magazine archives. Music has soundtracked Cosmo’s every move. Her gratitude for her practice is apparent, and her effervescence behind the decks reaches the crowd no matter the size of the room—a musical hug that holds dancers through times good and bad.

    Recently at MAD Radio NYC, Signal, public records · often with Eli Escobar, Donis, Hidden Spheres, none of them here that night

  • Dee Diggs

    New York City · 70 bookings since Aug 2023

    “Dee Diggs is a DJ, music producer, and creative multi-hyphenate based in Brooklyn, NY.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Dee Diggs is a DJ, music producer, and creative multi-hyphenate based in Brooklyn, NY. She is unapologetically black, queer, and a lifelong student of the tenets of House Music. Every single set by this connoisseur feels like a celebration – a celebration of club culture, of queerness, of community, of house and techno, and of house and techno's Black and Queer American innovators. Her energetic, yet deep approach to DJing has seen this Boston to Brooklyn transplant first garnering attention in the queer party scene of NYC and now lighting up dancefloors all over the world with regular European and international tours. Her aim has always been to contribute & sustain more spaces where marginalized groups are valued and thanked by name for their contributions to humanity. Thank the ORIGINAL Black innovators of House & Techno! Thank you, Disco and Ballroom Queens & Queers and Club Kids alike for the theatrics & fanfare of nightlife as we know it! There are homages to these origins alluded to in all things 'Dee Diggs', from the aesthetics to the sharing of the referential and varied tracks that fill her most noteworthy mixes, to her own original music! She’s known for releasing standout mixes for the likes of Daisychain, Honcho, and Dekmantel over the past couple of years. Her musical adventures spanning all possible genres, the common denominator here is Dee Diggs’ unrivaled taste. Her sound cuts an arch through dance music’s past and present to convey an interesting melding of Dee’s signature sounds: lyrical storied tracks, sensual club edits, soulful realness, sneaky grooves, passionate thumpers, and nostalgic endings. Her eponymous party, House of Diggs debuted in February 2020 to stir and settle the hearts of all the lovers of house, funk, soul, disco, and R&B in Brooklyn, before the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent club closings curtailed that momentum for 1.5 years. However, 2021, found her making strides again when she resumed curating House of Diggs as a semi-regular event series at Jupiter Disco, a rotary-focused intimate dance floor in Bushwick before her touring DJ schedule ramped up intensely. She currently holds and curates a seasonal DJ residency at a hi-fi nightclub in Gowanus, BK named Public Records. House of Diggs makes an appearance yearly around PRIDE to take over all 3 rooms of Public Records with Queer Imagination and Sonic Pleasure! Diggs' steady rise continues as she steps in to headline many club and festival lineups in 2023 and beyond. The east coast darling bares her soul on these decks — when you hear her, you feel her, and there is no mistaking the beauty and grit of this sound and this feeling!
    House on 6, Deep House on 4, Techno on 1 and Broken Beat on 1. styles on their catalogued releases
    Released on toucan sounds (2), Dekmantel (1) and Find Your Own (1). labels on their catalogued releases

    Recently at H0L0, Nowadays, Good Room · often with Kilopatrah Jones, Nita Aviance, Ron Like Hell, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • Kilopatrah Jones9 with Dee Diggs and 5 with Cosmo
  • Russell E.L. Butler1 with CARISTA and 1 with Dreams
  • Eli Escobar9 with Cosmo
  • Donis7 with Cosmo
  • Nita Aviance5 with Dee Diggs
  • Ge-ology4 with Cosmo
  • Kim Ann Foxman4 with Cosmo
  • Mike Servito4 with Dee Diggs
420 said they were going — much busier than a usual Saturday at public records.
how this compares
  • Median final count, Saturdays at public records197
  • Middle half finished between109 and 312
  • Past Saturdays at this venue counted191

The room

public records — 766 events and 1,571 distinct artists since Aug 2023.

Holds about 300.

Most-tagged here: Techno (19), House (17), Deep House (11), Experimental (5) and Tech House (4). genre tags on this room’s listings

Artist photos: Resident Advisor, event 2318655.

Attending counts, venue records, co-billing history, release styles and release labels: adrift’s record of New York City events.

Quoted passages are the promoter’s or the artist’s own words, unedited.